indicator wont work

[kitkat]

i know its not a raptor but are all bikes similar when it comes to indicators. i push button left and left indicator comes on. i push in they stop. I push right nothing happens. I squirted wd 40 into switch but that didnt help.

anything simple I can try (i mean really really simple) i have wiggled the indicators and spoken nicely to them but it didnt help

[Baph]

Simple? No.

Try taking the switch apart & putting it back together. Doubt it's anything as simple as a blown bulb, as that increases flash rate.

Other than that, you're looking at tracing the wire for a sore spot.

[kitkat]

hmmmm maybe just leave it for now. northy you coming along to rideout next week? maybe you could bring a tool with you. good grief I sound like such a pathetic female - oh yeah I am lol

[northwind]

Could do, but I'm **** at electrics :) Can take it to bits and give it a clean though, see if that helps. Have you swapped a bulb from left to right to see if they've both weirdly blown?

[Philbo]

Not sure of the flasher circuit for the SV, but it does sound like the switch...

Make sure it's not just blown lamps. Stranger things have happened!

Make sure the connectors are on nice and tight at the switch, and there is no damaged to any wires in your cable loom down from the switch in to the main chasis of the bike.

Trace the wires back from the indi's and make sure the wee plugs and sockets are OK. If your not sure seperate them, give them a wee spray with WD40 or any electrical contact cleaner, and push them back together.

I wouldn't take the switch apart unless you know exactly what your doing, and have excellent dexterity. Switches have tiny little springs in them that like to go "ping".

Do you have an alarm fitted?
Is everything else on the bike working OK?
Do you have regular lamps, or LED indicators?
Any work done to the bike recently? Not just electrical work...

Good luck!

[kitkat]

its not an sv philbo. they worked ok on sunday. strange that its just one side not working. maybe it will just work next time. thanx anyway everyone. ill take it to my hairdresser and see if he or one of his blue angel cronies can take a look